Category: Sketches

  • Night Flight

    Night Flight

    Merrill Coffin’s Night Flight captures the quiet splendor of an autumn sunset over a familiar rural landscape. A white farmhouse anchors the left side of the canvas, taking up nearly half the width. Its two chimneys release faint wisps of smoke, a gentle sign of life and warmth inside. Bare…

  • The Lois C

    The Lois C

    Merrill Coffin’s The Lois C is a tender tribute, not only to the maritime traditions he often celebrated, but also to his wife, for whom the piece is named. This painting captures a moment of stillness on the water, where work and devotion meet in a scene of quiet beauty.…

  • Santa Claus Sketch

    Santa Claus Sketch

    The Merrill Coffin Santa Claus Sketch is a charming, hand-drawn print that captures the spirit of Christmas in the unique style of Merrill ‘Pete’ Coffin, a talented artist who had a deep love for the holiday season. Known for designing personalized Christmas cards for his family and drawing whimsical characters…

  • Silent Snowfall: Limburg’s Retreat

    Silent Snowfall: Limburg’s Retreat

    Merrill Coffin’s “Silent Snowfall: Limburg’s Retreat” invites you into the serene embrace of a winter landscape, capturing the quiet charm of John Limburg’s hunting cabin just beyond the Nickle Inn, nestled in Little Bone Run. The cabin, wrapped in a blanket of snow, emits a cozy warmth with the gentle…

  • James C Sketch

    James C Sketch

  • Winter Flight Sketch

    Winter Flight Sketch

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  • The Doe

    Christmas Gift to Thomas and Julie Coffin December 1996

  • The Buck and The Doe

  • Duck Flying Study